Hoyt-Burwell-Morse House

The Hoyt-Burwell-Morse House is a historic house located at 8 Ferris Hill Road in New Canaan, Connecticut. Built before 1740, the home is one of the 15 oldest extant buildings in the town of New Canaan.^[1] The home is an example of traditional New England 18th-century Saltbox architecture.^[1] In the 19th century, the house was home to an African-American man named Onesimus Brown, who is thought to be the last living person born into slavery in Connecticut.^[1] In 2016, the home was slated for demolition, but was purchased by local preservationists and eventually listed on the National Register of Historic Places that same year.^[2]

Hoyt-Burwell-Morse House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Hoyt-Burwell-Morse House in March 2017
Location	8 Ferris Hill Road, New Canaan, Connecticut
Built	1740
Architectural style	Saltbox
NRHP reference No.	100000594
Added to NRHP	December 13, 2016

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Fairfield County, Connecticut